November 29, 1781 - October 15, 1865
Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist
Author of "Chilean Civil Code" and "Coleccion de Poesias Originales"
His civil code was also adopted by Colombia and Ecuador
His likeness is on the old 2,000 Venezuelan bolivar and the 20,000 Chilean peso
His full name was Andres de Jesus Maria y Jose Bello Lopez
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